Saudi Arabia to Invest in Rafale and FCAS
Saudi Arabia is interested in acquiring 100-200 Rafale fighter jets and participating in the new FCAS fighter aircraft.
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Air
Bilateral Relations
Greece Receives the ninth Rafale
Greece took delivery of the ninth Rafale aircraft it ordered for France.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Italy to Give the Green Light to SAMP/T
Meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Indonesia on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni gave the green light for the SAMP/H Air Defence System.
Weapon / Missile
Croatia Wants to Buy French Air Defence Missile System
Croatia is engaged in talks with France on purchasing a short-range air defence missile system as part of its national defence strategy.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Engine and Transmission
Akar visits the UK with Defence Industry Cooperation Agenda
Defence Minister Akar went to the U.K. to meet British Defence Minister Ben Wallace. Akar is expected to meet some defence industry companies.
Air
Indonesia has officially become the seventh Rafale-exporting country
Six of the 42 Rafale orders in the contract signed by the Indonesian Defence Ministry (Kemenhan) in February 2022 came into effect, La Tribune sources said on Tuesday (20/9/2022). This means that the contract for purchasing six Rafale jets has been activated. The Indonesian government has paid the first instalment to Dassault Aviation.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Swiss signs $5.5 B deal to purchase F-35 fighters
Switzerland’s House of Representatives gave final approval on Thursday to buy 36 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter jets.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Greece Signed the contract for the acquisition of six additional new Rafale aircraft
Dassault Aviation and Director General of Armaments and Investments of the Greek Ministry of Defence signed a contract to acquire six additional new Rafale aircraft. French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly and Greek Minister of National Defence Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos observed the ceremony.
Weapon / Missile
France Announced the Test of a Nuclear-Capable ASMPA Missile
The French Defence Ministry announced the testing of nuclear-capable ASMPA missile before the serial production.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Cairo Wants French Barracudas and Second-Hand Aircraft Carrier
According to French “La Tribune”, Egypt is interested in the conventionally powered “Barracuda” submarines and aircraft carrier equipped with Rafale Marine.
Air
Pakistan’s first J-10C Appeared with PAF Camouflage
The first photos of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) J-10C 4.5+ generation combat aircraft have emerged.
Air
The United States has approved a potential $13.9 billion sale of F-15ID aircraft to Indonesia
The U.S. State Department approved the potential sale of F-15ID aircraft and supporting equipment to Indonesia in a transaction for up to $13.9 billion.
Air
Indonesia inks deal for 42 Rafale fighters with France
Jakarta's defence minister said that Indonesia signed a deal with France to buy six Rafale fighters as part of an anticipated total order of 42.
Air
Bilateral Relations
The first six Rafale aircraft were delivered to Greece
The first six Rafale fighter jets, out of a total of 24 ordered from France by Greece, landed at the Greek Airbase in Tanagra to join the 332 Squadron.
